New business group to rival CBI ahead of crunch vote
The Business Council, set up by the Chambers of Commerce, has Heathrow, BP and Drax among its members. Read more
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Fallen star Schofield’s talent agency YMU in crunch finance talks | Business News
The talent agency which managed Phillip Schofield until the disgraced TV star’s career imploded this week is this weekend facing
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Crunch deal to raise US debt ceiling passes through House of Representatives | US News
A crunch deal to raise the US debt ceiling has been voted through by the House of Representatives. The agreement
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CBI board takes advice on insolvency ahead of crunch member vote | Business News
The board of the CBI has drafted in lawyers to prepare for a prospective insolvency filing ahead of a crunch vote by
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Cazoo debtholders draft in bankers ahead of crunch talks | Business News
Lenders to Cazoo, the British-based online car retailer, have enlisted bankers to spearhead talks with the company about a £510m
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Leeds: Javi Gracia’s side teetering in battle to survive after losing crunch game at Bournemouth
Defeat at Bournemouth means only goal difference will keep Leeds out of the bottom three after Monday night With four
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Wrexham: Hollywood star Paul Rudd drinks beer and sings with fans ahead of crunch National League match | UK News
Hollywood star Paul Rudd joined Wrexham fans in the pub ahead of their crucial National League game on Saturday. The
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Rise in loan defaults but ‘no signs’ of wider credit crunch | Business News
Household loan defaults are on the up and mortgage supply is set to weaken – but there appears to be
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Newspaper headlines: ‘Crunch vote on small boats’ and laughing gas ban
Image caption, The NHS needs to plug a “spiralling” staff shortage than could render it short of more than half
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France faces crunch vote on pension reforms
The knife-edge vote on raising the pension age to 64 takes place amid widespread protests. Read more BBC News Now
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Thames Water braced for crunch talks over £14bn debt-pile | Business News
Thames Water is facing crunch talks over its finances amid mounting concerns about its ability to service a debt mountain
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Teachers’ strikes: Unions demand ‘concrete’ pay offer ahead of crunch talks | Politics News
Union leaders have urged the education secretary to make a “concrete” pay offer for teachers to prevent further strikes going
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Energy crunch: UK’s largest gas supplier warns output is at capacity | Business News
The boss of the UK’s largest gas supplier, Norway’s Equinor, has warned it will be difficult to further increase output
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Nigeria's cash crunch: Hunting out savings from under mattresses
Why Africa’s most-populous country is introducing new bank notes weeks before an election. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an
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NHS strikes: Crunch talks with Welsh health unions to be held
Plaid Cymru’s health spokesman, Rhun ap Iorwerth, added: “Our NHS is nothing without its workers, and making a substantially improved
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Lützerath: German coal mine stand off amid Ukraine war energy crunch
As we speak, more supporters arrive, bearing backpacks, to join the activists, some of whom have lived on the site
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Newspaper headlines: UK ‘hostage’ to strikes and ‘World Cup le crunch’
Image caption, Strikes will see up to 15,000 operations – such as hip replacements, cataract surgery and heart repairs –
Read more‘Stand and deliver’: Tensions soar as COP27 climate summit nears crunch time | Climate News
Tensions are soaring at the COP27 climate summit, with a chasm remaining on the thorny issue of who pays for
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Shapps to hold crunch talks with British Steel owner amid spectre of mass job cuts | Business News
Grant Shapps, the new business secretary, will hold crunch talks next week with the owners of Britain’s second-biggest steel producer,
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Crunch time as crisp makers adopt plastic-free packets
While the big producers ask for more time, smaller businesses are going biodegradable. Read more BBC News Now retrieving an
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